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Get Talent Signal by ID

Authorizations

X-API-Key
string
header
required

Path Parameters

talentSignalId
string
required

The ID of the talent signal being requested.

Response

The talent signal that was found for the id

talent_signal_id
string
required

Unique identifier for this talent signal

Example:

"02d32673-f1ab-40a1-93c5-a3a36a10d342"

person_id
string
required

The Specter person ID for this person, can be used in people endpoints.

Example:

"per_7f8d9e2a1b3c4d5e6f7g8h9i0"

signal_score
number
required

Confidence score for this talent signal (1-10 scale)

Example:

9

signal_type
string
required

Type of talent signal detected

Example:

"New Company"

signal_status
string
required

Current status of the talent signal

Example:

"Stealth"

out_of_stealth_advantage
number | null
required

Advantage in months of detecting talent before public announcement

Example:

6

announcement_delay_months
number | null
required

Number of months before the move was publicly announced

Example:

3

talent_last_signal
boolean
required

Whether this is the most recent signal for this person

Example:

true

new_position_title
string | null
required

Job title at the new position

Example:

"Founder & CEO"

new_position_company_id
string | null
required

Company ID for the new position

Example:

"5e3a7f2b0aa7a3270a55f2b9"

new_position_company_name
string | null
required

Company name for the new position

Example:

"VisionAI"

new_position_company_website
string | null
required

Website of the new position company

Example:

"visionai.com"

new_position_company_tagline
string | null
required

Tagline or description of the new position company

Example:

"Computer vision AI platform for enterprise applications"

past_position_company_id
string | null
required

Company ID for the previous position

Example:

"5e3a7f2b0aa7a3270a55f2a8"

tags
string[] | null
required

Tags describing the new position, when available

talent_signal_ids
string[] | null
required

Talent signal IDs for this person, can be used in talent endpoints

investor_signal_ids
string[] | null
required

Investor signal IDs for this person, will be usable in investor endpoints when available.

profile_picture_url
string | null
required

A url for a profile picture if there is one.

Example:

"https://peopledb-public.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/profile-pictures/per_7f8d9e2a1b3c4d5e6f7g8h9i0.jpg"

first_name
string
required

First name

Example:

"Sarah"

last_name
string
required

Last Name

Example:

"Chen"

full_name
string
required

Full name

Example:

"Sarah Chen"

linkedin_url
string
required

URL for LinkedIn account.

Example:

"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahchen9776"

twitter_url
string | null
required

URL for Twitter account.

Example:

"https://twitter.com/sarahchen9776"

github_url
string | null
required

URL for Github account.

Example:

"https://github.com/sarahchen9776"

about
string | null
required

A description of the person.

Example:

"AI/ML researcher and entrepreneur with a focus on computer vision applications. Previously led ML teams at Google and founded an AI startup."

tagline
string | null
required

A shorter tagline for the person.

Example:

"AI Researcher | Ex-Google | Founder of VisionAI (Acquired by NVIDIA)"

location
string | null
required

Where the person is located.

Example:

"San Francisco, California, United States, North America"

region
string | null
required

Main region where the person is located.

Example:

"North America"

highlights
string[]
required

Type of highlight, the full list will be added shortly.

Example:
level_of_seniority
string | null
required

Top level of seniority the person has achieved.

Example:

"Executive Level"

years_of_experience
number | null
required

Years of experience the person has worked for.

Example:

12

education_level
string | null
required

Top level of education that the person has.

Example:

"Ph.D."

experience
Experience · object[]
required

Companies that the person has worked for.

past_position_title
string | null
required

Title of the person's last position

Example:

"Founder & CEO"

past_position_company_name
string | null
required

Name of the company where the person last left.

Example:

"VisionAI"

past_position_company_website
string | null
required

Website for the company where the person last left.

Example:

"visionai.com"

current_tenure
number | null
required

Length of time the person has been in their current job.

Example:

3

average_tenure
number | null
required

Average length of time in a position.

Example:

18

education
Education · object[]
required

Educational background for the person

languages
Language · object[] | null
required

Languages that the person speaks

Example:
skills
string[] | null
required

List of skills that the person has.

Example:
linkedin_followers
number
required

Number of followers the person has on LinkedIn.

Example:

8756

linkedin_connections
number
required

Number of connections the person has on LinkedIn.

Example:

3421

signal_date
string

Date when the talent signal was detected

Example:

"2018-03-15"

signal_summary
string

A short summary of the signal

Example:

"Anna is co-founder of Porcupine Analytics, reimagining work with AI agents. She previously led product at Hamsert AI, focusing on AI features."

new_position_industry
string[] | null

Classifies companies by their economic activity — the market they serve and the products or services they deliver. E.g: Construction, Utilities, Wholesale. There is one industry per company, with up to three levels.

Example:
new_position_tech_verticals
string[][] | null

Classifies companies by the technology domain they operate in — the technical capability or space they're building around. E.g: AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, FinTech. There can be up to 5 tech verticals per company, with 2 levels each.

Example:
is_new_position_industry_estimated
boolean

Whether the industry is estimated